ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · PA · GEOID 42870482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

York, Pennsylvania

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute22.3 min → 23.1 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 10.7%▲ 2.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit4.5% → 4.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.3% → 65.2%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±3.1 pp
Carpool12.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit4.4% ±1.4 pp
Walk5.2% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.7% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 20,032 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,938± 66 MOE
Workers age 16+20,032± 951 MOE
Workers with travel time17,897± 896 MOE
Estimated home workers2,135± 503 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.